GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS/BİO-214
Course Title: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS
Credits 6 ECTS 8
Course Semester 4 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learn the structure and functions of animals.
Understand and interpret chemical and physiological events.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Fonctional anatomy, body plain, homeostasis, introduction of bioenergy system in animals.
2. Week  Nutrient requirements, food types-feeding mechanisms, mechanisms related to the processing of food, evolutionary adaptation in mammals-vertebrate dige
3. Week  Circulatory (open and closed circulation) in animals, circulation in mammals, properties of arteries and veins, properties of blood, gas exchange in a
4. Week  Non-specific defense mechanisms against infection, specific immunity, immune responses, the evolution of the immune system, immune-related diseases.
5. Week  Homoestasis, regulation of body temperature in living things, ectoderm living things, endoderm living things, water balance and waste disposal, excret
6. Week  The connections between the endocrine system and the nervous system, regulatory systems in invertebrates, chemical stimuli and their effects, vertebra
7. Week  Sexual and asexual reproduction, reproductive cycles, sexual reproduction mechanisms, reproduction in insects, reproduction in mammals, reproductive h
8. Week  Reproduction in mammals, reproductive hormones. Mid-term Exam
9. Week  Epigenesis, stages of fertilization, segmentation, embryonic plates, development of mammals, morphogenesis and differentiation of animals in the cellu
10. Week  Epigenesis, stages of fertilization, segmentation, embryonic plates, development of mammals, morphogenesis and differentiation of animals in the cellu
11. Week  Elements of the nervous system, neurons, glial cells, formation of nerve signals, action potential, synapses, neurotransmitters, evolution and diversi
12. Week  Elements of the nervous system, neurons, glial cells, formation of nerve signals, action potential, synapses, neurotransmitters, evolution and diversi
13. Week  Sensory perception, reaction and brain, sensation, photoreceptors, hearing and balance, chemical perception (taste and odor), movement and displacemen
14. Week  Sensory perception, reaction and brain, sensation, photoreceptors, hearing and balance, chemical perception (taste and odor), movement and displacemen
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
5
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
1
5
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
6
84
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
9
5
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
9
5
45
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
5
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
5
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
199
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understands the structure and function relationships of living things.
2Transfer of genetic information between species and populations will understand.X
3The structure and function of ecosystems understands the relationship between matter and energy.X
4Live diversity, understand the origin and evolutionary development and comments.
5Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity executes the necessary work.X
6Understand the historical development of the science of biology synthesizes.X
7Acquired knowledge and skills in biology education, technology, industry, agriculture, forestry, health and environmental uses to solve problems.X
8Biological idea of ​​individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues apply.
9Universal values ​​of social justice and the environment will have.
10Biological studies and other related sciences and foreign languages ​​are aware of the importance.X
11Inside and outside the field of multidisciplinary studies of duties and responsibilities.X
12Reveals problems related to biology, is unable to solve the hypothesis, results of analyzes, reviews and develops models.X
13Follows of the latest information on the biology and comments.
14Biology related topics written, oral and presentation techniques can be transferred using.X
15Provide effective communication in biology.X
16Sensitive to global issues with the knowledge and achievements of the country that represents the interests, researching and be productive individuals.
17Biology laboratory techniques and devices used in application areas such uses.X
18Developing technologies based on biological data is transferred to a computer and analyzed using the appropriate program.X
19Work safety and health issues will have sufficient awareness.
20Ethical values​​, which individuals would have a relationship of trust between stakeholders
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Şule Coşkun Cevher , Prof. Selami Candan , Prof. Suat Kıyak )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sule/ , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/scandan/ , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/skiyak/)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (sule@gazi.edu.tr , scandan@gazi.edu.tr , skiyak@gazi.edu.tr )